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In fact, the fact that arabic is written rtl is why our numbers are big endian. Because the European number system is based on the arabic system.
by thayne 5y ago
In fact, the fact that arabic is written rtl is why our numbers are big endian. Because the European number system is based on the arabic system.
- gumby 5y agoI don’t think that is true. Europe got decimal digits with their own characters via the arabs, true, but we use shapes derived from the original source, the Devanagari digits, not the shapes the Arabs developed due to their writing system/technology. South Asian languages other than Urdu are LTR. You can see the parallels here (clipped from Wikipedia): ० 0 १ 1 २ 2 ३ 3 ४ 4 ५ 5 ६ 6 ७ 7 ८ 8 ९ 9